We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)

We Are Not Alone
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) (US)
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) (Japan)
Recorded October 2003–January 2004
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length 39:30
Label Hollywood
Producer David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin chronology
Saturate
(2002)		 We Are Not Alone
(2004)		 Phobia
(2006)
Singles from We Are Not Alone
  1. "So Cold"
    Released: March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)
  2. "Sooner or Later"
    Released: September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
  3. "Rain (2005 Version)"
    Released: June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
IGN 9.3/10[2]
Ultimate Guitar 9.4/10[3]

We Are Not Alone is the second studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released June 28, 2004 through Hollywood Records. Three singles were released from the album, "So Cold", "Sooner or Later", and the full-band version of "Rain", as opposed to the original version in which the only instrument used is an acoustic guitar, which came out near the end of June 2005. We Are Not Alone sold 48,000 copies on its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.[4]

We Are Not Alone is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benjamin Burnley, all music composed by Breaking Benjamin, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" by Breaking Benjamin and Billy Corgan.

No. Title Length
1. "So Cold"   4:33
2. "Simple Design"   4:15
3. "Follow"   3:18
4. "Firefly"   3:08
5. "Break My Fall"   3:25
6. "Forget It"   3:38
7. "Sooner or Later"   3:39
8. "Breakdown"   3:36
9. "Away"   3:12
10. "Believe"   3:20
11. "Rain"   3:25

Personnel

Breaking Benjamin
Additional musicians
Production

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Peak
position
2004 The Billboard 200[5] 20
2005 New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 14
Singles
Year Song US
[7]		 US Alt.
[8]		 US Main.
2004 "So Cold" 76 3 2
"Sooner or Later" 99 7 2
2005 "Rain" — 39 23

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album) at Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review". IGN. http://music.ign.com/articles/527/527137p2.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
  3. ^ "We Are Not Alone Review". Ultimate Guitar. July 5, 2004. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/breaking_benjamin/we_are_not_alone/index.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
  4. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?&artist=benjamin. 
  5. ^ "We Are Not Alone - Breaking Benjamin". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/album/breaking-benjamin/we-are-not-alone/636650#/album/breaking-benjamin/we-are-not-alone/636650. 
  6. ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Breaking+Benjamin&titel=We+Are+Not+Alone&cat=a. 
  7. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453#/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453. 
  8. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/breaking-benjamin/490453#/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453?f=377&g=Singles. 
Breaking Benjamin
Benjamin Burnley · Chad Szeliga
Chris Lightcap · Nick Hoover · Jonathan Price · Jeremy Hummel · Aaron Fink · Mark Klepaski
Studio albums
Saturate · We Are Not Alone · Phobia · Dear Agony
Compilation albums
EPs
Singles
"Polyamorous" · "Skin" · "Medicate" · "So Cold" · "Sooner or Later" · "Rain" · "The Diary of Jane" · "Breath" · "Until the End" · "I Will Not Bow" · "Blow Me Away" · "Give Me a Sign" · "Lights Out" · "Blow Me Away" (featuring Valora)
Tours
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